Chocolate Mint Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars, Chocolate Mint

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Mint Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars, Chocolate Mint scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Alkalized Cocoa*, Cocoa*): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Vegetable Glycerin, Soy Lecithin*): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Plant Proteins (Pea Protein*): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors, Vanilla Extract*): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 23% of the 8,001 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Chocolate Mint Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars, Chocolate Mint's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Tapioca Syrup*, Cane Syrup*, Cane Sugar*, Chicory Fiber Syrup, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Kernel Solids*, High Oleic Sunflower Oil*.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.